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The Associated Press reports: “Computer-maker Dell has reportedly purchased land at Quincy for a data center (Newspapers) are reporting Tuesday that Dell paid $3.6 million for land near the Microsoft data center. Yahoo also has a data center in Quincy because of central Washington’s cheap electricity.” Read more at seattlepi.com …

CNNMoney may have gotten the bulk of Microsoft PR veep Frank Shaw’s attention today from its story, “Microsoft is a dying consumer brand.” But I highly recommend reading a special report published today by Reuters: “Sleepy in Seattle — Microsoft learns to mature.” …

The Associated Press newswire, which distributes articles, photos and video to thousands of news outlets, went down for five hours Monday when the organization’s IT team tried to install a Microsoft security patch. …

It’s not too often you hear about Microsoft Tag, the company’s color barcode technology. Using a mobile phone, you can take a photo of a Tag you might see on a product and quickly get more information about that product. …

The Associated Press reports: “If the Internet were a country, it would be experiencing explosive population growth. According to a U.N. report released Tuesday, the number of people worldwide with access to the Internet has doubled within the past five years and is expected to surpass 2 billion by the end of 2010.” Read more at seattlepi.com …

Microsoft announced today that it will donate another $3 million over three years to Kids in Need of Defense, a fund for providing legal fees to unaccompanied immigrant or refugee children facing deportation from the U.S. In October 2008, Microsoft made an initial commitment of $3 million over three years to help establish KIND. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel, wrote in a blog post that the program works with 80 law firms in seven cities, and has helped about 2,000 children from 35 countries … …

Seattle’s KING/5 TV did a short report Thursday on the discussion around what Initiative 1098, which would establish a state income tax on people who make more than $200,000 per year, could mean for the high-tech industry in Washington. …